By RUSSELL JONES The Golden Horde took their undefeated show on the road Monday to play Black River as soggy field conditions forced the game to be moved to St. Peter’s field in Rutland. The offense for both teams was on display, but it was West Rutland who had the bigger bats and the better […]

By RUSSELL JONES The Otters struggled in their first game of the season against Brattleboro as Hailey Derosia tossed a 5-inning gem for the Colonels. Derosia struck out 14 of the 17 batters she faced in the no-hitter, as Brattleboro defeated the Otters, 15-0. “Because of the weather, we weren’t able to get any scrimmages […]

By RUSSELL JONES For the first time in over three decades, Otter Valley has a new coach heading up their softball program, actually they’ll have two. Legendary OV softball coach Pattie Candon retired last season after 33 years, racking up 347 wins and four state championships. Two coaches were brought in to replace the hall-of-famer […]

By RUSSELL JONES The West Rutland girls’ softball team will return eight starters and twelve all-together from last year’s team. They will look to be competitive in the upcoming season. Laurie Serrani will take over as head coach of the softball team from her husband Carl. “I like small ball but I think we’ll be […]

By RUSSELL JONES After a disappointing loss in the championship game last season, Proctor’s softball team is ready for action. Head coach Abby Bennett said she will have a young team that is motivated to get back to the finals. “They’re ready to work harder,” she said. “They know what they have to do and […]